(The Center Square) – New laws are set to take effect in January that lawmakers say are aimed at addressing carjackings and car thefts in Illinois. California experienced the highest number of stolen vehicles overall in 2021, with more than 200,000 vehicles taken. The top five states for vehicular crime – California, Illinois, Florida, Colorado […]
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Changes to electronic home monitoring take effect in Illinois allowing defendants to leave their homes
A portion of the Pretrial Fairness Act went into effect in Illinois at the beginning of this month, allowing defendants on electronic home monitoring to leave their homes twice a week. The act was passed in January 2021 by the Illinois legislature as part of the criminal justice reform bill, HB 3653. The Pretrial Fairness […]
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These are some of the nearly 300 new laws that went into effect in Illinois in 2022
Nearly 300 new laws went into effect on January 1 in Illinois, some of which include a minimum wage increase, a police body camera requirement and prosecutors being allowed to reduce suspects’ prison sentences. 285 new laws that were passed in 2021 will take effect on January 1. Many others bills were passed during 2021 […]